Teen artist hopes her painting will hearten JGH lung cancer patients
Artwork by a teenage artist, inspired by her mother’s battle with lung cancer, is going on display at the JGH.
What you should know before you huff and puff the green stuff
Marijuana is legal in Canada, but is it safe for you? Maybe not, says a mental health expert at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, so ask your doctor.
From the archives: Tobacco sales banned on JGH premises
In early 1969, Dr. Richard Margolese wrote an impassioned letter that played a pivotal role in a decision by the hospital’s Board of Directors to ban the sale of cigarettes on its premises.
Drug shows promise for those trying to quit smoking after a heart attack
Nearly half of the heavy smokers who were admitted to hospital after a heart attack had successfully quit smoking six months after being given the drug varenicline.
Can e-cigarettes help smokers butt out?
Dr. Mark Eisenberg, a researcher at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology in the Lady Davis Institute at the JGH, has received more than $800,000 to lead a randomized clinical trial to determine whether electronic cigarettes can help smokers kick the habit.